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S Jack Tatum "The Assassin" (All-American, NCAA DPOY,National Champ, CFB HOF, Super Bowl Champ, RIP)

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Jack was part of one of the most famous plays in NFL history....

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xMDIcsUMmA"]YouTube - Immaculate Reception - original broadcast[/ame]

another nice YouTube video on Jack:

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJrDYQwwbuY"]YouTube - Top Ten Most Feared Tacklers #6 Jack Tatum[/ame]

R.I.P.
 
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Diabetes is a killer. You have to take it seriously.

Tatum played in the very first game I saw in person, OSU/Purdue, 1968.

Always felt bad that he took so much criticism for being what coaches asked him to do for 20 years --- be tougher than anyone else out there. Only he really was.

RIP emphasis on the Peace, Mr. Tatum.

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y0yoyoin;1738313; said:
omg...worst news ever...tatum was one of my all time favorite buckeyes...RIP jack
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Thump;1738418; said:
Terrible news yes, "worst news ever", not quite.
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No , the really bad news that "hits home" here is the fact that I am the same age (actually 12 days older) than Tatum and he just died.
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Jack you were one of the best ever to put on a Scarlet and Gray uniform. As Bob Hope used to say: "Thanks For The Memories".
 
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Jack Tatum: 'The Assassin'
July, 27, 2010
By John Clayton

Jack Tatum?s playing style was true to his nickname. He was ?The Assassin.??

I was lucky enough to cut my teeth covering the NFL during the 1970s in Pittsburgh. Back then, no matchup was more anticipated than Pittsburgh Steelers-Oakland Raiders. Part of the reason was Tatum, who made sure receivers venturing into the middle of the field did so at their own risk.

What is forgotten is how physical the game was in the 1970s. That was the age of great defense, hard running and harder hits. Situation substitution wasn?t part of 1970s football. Cornerbacks were allowed to mug receivers at the line of scrimmage or downfield.

And safeties? Well, the words safety and receiver simply didn?t match up in those days. Tatum, who died Tuesday at 61, played the position like a linebacker. He hit like no other safety in football.
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Jack Tatum: 'The Assassin' - AFC West Blog - ESPN
 
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[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEgQARSzaI0"]YouTube - Jack Tatum # 6 most feared tackler[/ame]

#6 ? Nobody ever hit like Jack Tatum. OJ wasn't the same after Jack hit him in the 1969 Rose Bowl.
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